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"Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do: once or twice she had peeped into the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it, 'and what is the use of a book,' thought Alice 'without pictures or conversations?'" -Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
My favorite Neil Gaiman character is Delirium from the Sandman series. She gets to wander around acting delightfully delirious all the time without caring at all what other people think. I also like her sister, Death, the pale, dark-clad Goth girl who shows up when someone dies, probably surprising those who expect a tall silent guy with a scythe. When I go I want her to show up, and hey, bring your crazy little sister. You see, we're afraid of the guy with the scythe. But a cute Goth girl with an Ankh, well, that's comforting. Especially since her little sister is so happily delirious.
While working on the Sandman series, Neil Gaiman started writing real books, you know, those books without pictures that boring adults like to read. Even when you've developed a ridiculously loyal cult following who eagerly anticipated each of the 75 issues of your comic book, you are clearly not respectable as a writer until you have mastered the art of writing important books called novels. And no pictures, please. That is so juvenile. A comic book writer? Hmm… Go sit over there. With the superheroes and burnt-out private detectives. Yeah, we make a lot of money off those Batman movies, but they're still comic books. Kid stuff. For adults who forgot to grow up.
But Neil Gaiman had better ideas. He decided to write some picture books. You know, those things that adults sometimes read to small children. But small children are smarter than we know because they can read the books themselves by devouring the pictures. Some of these same children probably grow up to read comic books. The little rebels.
But Neil Gaiman was even more clever. He decided he would write actual novels too, some without pictures even. But occasionally — shh! — he would turn to his friend Dave McKean, an illustrator, yes the same Dave McKean who decorated all 75 of the Sandman comic book covers and those subversive children's picture books. Neil would ask Mr. McKean (and others) to sneak some pictures into his novels. Maybe no one would notice. Except the children, of course, who know how to read both pictures and words. And so we have odd delights like Coraline and that book I'm supposed to be discussing here, but I just realized I haven't even mentioned it yet. And look how many paragraphs have gone by….
Ah, the Graveyard Book. Words by Neil Gaiman. Skipped-over-by-adults illustrations by Dave McKean. Yes the book is filled with interesting pictures and words, conversations even. But it's the characters who really make the book interesting. No Sandman characters here, but there is a bit of death in the Graveyard Book. As there should be. It has a tiny dash of delirium too.
The main character is orphaned when Jack (possibly the Ripper) kills his entire family. The surviving toddler wanders away from the carnage until he reaches the ancient town cemetery where, after much discussion, he is taken in by the cemetery's inhabitants. You would probably call these inhabitants, ghosts. The ghosts name the child Nobody, or Bod for short, and raise him in the cemetery. Bod grows up surrounded by all sorts of interesting dead people and assorted night creatures.
In one chapter Bod is dragged into an adventure with a group of scruffy ghouls who have names like "the famous writer Victor Hugo," "the Bishop of Bath and Wells," and "the 33rd President of the United States" (Harry Truman for those of you too busy to Google it). Early in the book he meets a living girl called Scarlett whose parents think Bod is her imaginary playfriend. Even Scarlett herself isn't sure. Later he meets a witch who was "drownded and burnded and buried here without as much as a stone to mark the spot." "You were drowned AND burned?" Bod asks her. Bod befriends the witch, an outcast.
Along with all the cool characters there are some fine stories. Each chapter is like a mini adventure. My favorite is when Bod takes on a school bully. How to scare a bully: have him follow you to scary place, like, oh, how about a cemetery? Boo! Bully runs away. And doesn't pick on the little kids anymore. But of course it doesn't work out exactly as Bod had planned. But having ghosts on your side can be a good thing. They can teach you important things like how to Fade and dreamwalk. And the difference between the living and the dead. But cemeteries aren't really scary places. It just depends on your point of view. And your perception of cemeteries will likely be altered by the Graveyard Book.
Earlier this year the American Library Association (ALA), an organization made up of actual adults, gave their golden Newbery award to Neil Gaiman for the Graveyard Book. I should mention that the ALA announced this award at their annual meeting in my city of Denver, which seems to have become the place to give out awards and nominations and other important adult things. I'm sure these learned adults didn't even notice the pictures cleverly hidden away in the book. Ah but wait, the ALA also gives out an award called the Caldecott to a picture book illustrator! They are children after all. And so are you. If you like the Graveyard Book.
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Male cop dresses as Amish woman to stop flasher
PITTSBURGH - A Pennsylvania police officer says he dressed as an Amish woman in hopes of scaring off a man suspected of exposing himself to Amish children.
Pulaski Township Sgt. Chad Adams said Tuesday that police weren't able to charge the man because of a lack of evidence. But Adams said the flasher hasn't been seen in Pulaski in Lawrence County since around the same time a man was sentenced to house arrest in January for similar behavior in neighboring Mercer County.
Still, Adams felt it was important to publicize his undercover assignment on the police department's Facebook page, if only to deter the suspect or others in the future.
"Sometimes being a police officer means going undercover and doing what you have to do to catch the bad guy," Adams wrote in a caption for a photo showing him in a blue dress, black cloak and bonnet.
Pulaski is about 50 miles northwest of Pittsburgh. Adams was assisted by a female officer from nearby Wampum, who also dressed in Amish garb.
The Amish didn't want their children to testify in court and agreed to lend police the women's bonnets, aprons and dresses to catch or scare away the suspect.
Adams said the Amish were "not at all" concerned about his cross-dressing methods, despite their conservative beliefs.
"I wondered that myself, but I asked and they were all for it," the sergeant said. "They didn't want this man around here. They didn't want this to continue."
Adams said the suspect, whose car was seen in the area but who was never caught in the act of exposing himself in Pulaski Township, is due to be released from house arrest soon.


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Andy Griffith widow to demolish his home
Andy Griffith widow, Cindi Griffith, got a permit to demolish the deceased actor's old home in North Carolina. Andy Griffith wanted to turn the home into a museum about his career, but his widow has other plans.
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The widow of actor Andy Griffith has gotten a permit to tear down the house where he lived for many years on the North Carolina waterfront, upsetting friends who had hoped it would be preserved as a museum or Graceland-type estate.
Cindi Griffith obtained the demolition permit Monday, according to Dare County records. County officials and friends confirmed the permit is to demolish a smaller house along the Roanoke Sound that Griffith bought in the 1950s, not the larger house that he and Cindi built nearby several years ago.
William Ivey Long, the Tony Award-winning costume designer whose parents were friends with Griffith and his first wife, Barbara, said Griffith told him in 2007 that he wanted to preserve the older home as a museum. The two discussed the possibility when Long had an exhibit of his costumes at the Cameron Art Museum in Wilmington, Long said.
"We compared notes," Long said in a phone interview from his studio in New York City. "I had to fit mine into an existing museum. I told him, if you're doing yours, you can make it however you want it."
Griffith, who died last July, was best known for playing the wise Sheriff Andy Taylor on "The Andy Griffith Show" and folksy lawyer Ben Matlock on "Matlock." He starred as the manipulative Lonesome Rhodes in the movie "A Face in the Crowd." One of his last roles was as a cranky diner owner in the movie "Waitress."
Griffith wanted the museum to include items from his TV shows, along with memorabilia from his music career, Long said. They didn't discuss whether it would compete with the Andy Griffith Museum in Griffith's hometown of Mount Airy, Long said.
Cindi Griffith didn't return messages Wednesday. Her husband's will doesn't mention a museum or the property. The will — dated May 3, 2012, two months before Griffith died — turns over most of his property and estate to the trustee of a trust, whose records aren't public. The attorney for the will declined to comment.
The demolition contractor, Calvin Gibbs, also didn't return a call. It wasn't clear Wednesday if the demolition had begun.
Della Basnight of Manteo, whose family was friends with Griffith since she was a child, said she understood that Cindi Griffith had the right to do whatever she wanted with the property.
But concerning the demolition, Basnight said, "When he gave her the power to do anything, I don't think he thought she would want to do that."
Many of Griffith's older friends met him while they worked in "The Lost Colony," an outdoor drama that tells the story of the 1587 colony on the North Carolina coast that mysteriously disappeared.
Ira David Wood III, who is the show's executive director this summer, first worked at "The Lost Colony" in 1968. He recalled going to Griffith's house and taking a pontoon boat to a sandbar where Griffith and his guests played volleyball for hours. "He hated to lose, and he did cheat," Wood said, laughing at the fond memory.
He said he was shocked to learn the house would be demolished. "I always assumed the property would be eventually preserved and opened to the public," Wood said, saying he thought it might be maintained like Elvis Presley's property Graceland in Memphis, Tenn. Just as Presley is buried at Graceland, Griffith is buried on the large piece of property he owned on the North Carolina coast. It was not immediately clear how far Griffith's grave is from his older house or the newer one.
"I imagine Cindi has her reasons, and I don't pretend to know what they are," Wood said. "It's a beautiful bit of property with a lot of memories attached to it. I just hope they're not moving too fast."
Griffith bought the house the first time he had any real money and raised his two children there, Basnight said.
"I had really sort of always thought it would be secured," she said. "I always thought it would remain."
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This isn't just puppy love; it's true love.
Before Eva Mendes would put a shock collar on her dog, she tried it out on herself first. Fearing her Belgian Malinois Hugo would attack smaller animals, she decided to train her pooch by using a shock collar that's controlled by remote.
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Anatomy and Function of the Heart's Electrical System
The heart's electrical system
The heart is, in the simplest terms, a pump made up of muscle tissue. Like all muscle, the heart requires a source of energy and oxygen in order to function. The heart's pumping action is regulated by an electrical conduction system that coordinates the contraction of the various chambers of the heart.
How does the heart beat?
An electrical stimulus is generated by the sinus node (also called the sinoatrial node, or SA node). This is a small mass of specialized tissue located in the right atrium (right upper chamber) of the heart. The sinus node generates an electrical stimulus regularly (60 to 100 times per minute under normal conditions). The atria are then activated. The electrical stimulus travels down through the conduction pathways (similar to the way electricity flows through power lines from the power plant to your house) and causes the heart's ventricles to contract and pump out blood. The right and left atria (the two upper chambers of the heart) are stimulated first and contract for a short period of time before the right and left ventricles (the two lower chambers of the heart).
The electrical impulse travels from the sinus node to the atrioventricular node (also called AV node). There, impulses are slowed down for a very short period, then continue down the conduction pathway via the bundle of His into the ventricles. The bundle of His divides into right and left pathways to provide electrical stimulation to the right and left ventricles.
Normally at rest, as the electrical impulse moves through the heart, the heart contracts about 60 to 100 times a minute, depending on a person's age.
Each contraction of the ventricles represents one heartbeat. The atria contract a fraction of a second before the ventricles so their blood empties into the ventricles before the ventricles contract.


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Perhaps Thomas Jefferson is as frustrated with the Washington Nationals bullpen as the rest of us.
On a day when the Nats' bullpen notched it's third and fourth blown saves of the 3-game series vs. the Florida Marlins, our nation's third president took out his frustration on Abraham Lincoln during the 4th-inning presidents race at Nationals Park.
After George Washington took an early lead, Tom and Abe followed behind and began scuffling almost immediately. Tom slammed Abe against the outfield scoreboard wall, with Abe falling as Teddy Roosevelt raced by.
Teddy was unable to catch George, who notched his first presidents race victory of the young season. Alas, Teddy is now in familiar territory as the only racing president who has yet to win this season.
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Question: [RETROACTIVE SPOILER ALERT FOR THOSE NOT KEEPING UP] I'm watching Homeland and Sons of Anarchy more out of habit than passion these days, after what I thought were disappointing seasons for both. But even so, I was startled when their seasons ended on such grim notes in December, with the violent deaths of major characters. Which surprised you more: Brody's execution as Carrie bore witness on Homeland or Tara's brutal murder at Gemma's hands on Sons? Or did you see each of these events as inevitable? On the same note, which show do you think is better positioned to bounce back from these game-changers, or did they maybe (and I know you hate the expression) jump the shark? — Cass
Question: [RETROACTIVE SPOILER ALERT FOR THOSE NOT KEEPING UP] I'm watching Homeland and Sons of Anarchy more out of habit than passion these days, after what I thought were disappointing seasons for both. But even so, I was startled when their seasons ended on such grim notes in December, with the violent deaths of major characters. Which surprised you more: Brody's execution as Carrie bore witness on Homeland or Tara's brutal murder at Gemma's hands on Sons? Or did you see each of these events as inevitable? On the same note, which show do you think is better positioned to bounce back from these game-changers, or did they maybe (and I know you hate the expression) jump the shark? — Cass
Matt Roush: For me, Tara's savage murder was the more literally shocking of these climactic twists, but I heard from a number of people who were surprised Homeland actually went there by offing one of its two original lead characters. Brody's death was probably the more dramatically effective as a capper to a very uneven season, because it plays directly into the show's themes of how far the CIA will go to cover its assets (in this case, their plant in the Iranian government) — but by then, I was awfully disenchanted with the Brody storyline, starting with his Rocky-like instant rehabilitation from junkie to fighting machine, then watching him take out the Iranian general as improbably as he killed the veep in an earlier season. His sacrifice seemed predestined, and if it was going to spare us future scenes with his beloved Dana, then it was worth it, no slight to Damian Lewis's powerful performance. For me, this season of Homeland belonged to Mandy Patinkin as Saul, and the most aggravating aspect of the entire storyline is that loose cannon Carrie seemed to skate free by the end.
With Tara, her die (death?) was cast from the moment they introduced that preposterous fake miscarriage storyline. (If there was any shark-jumping moment this season, that was it.) Someone had to pay for that, and it should have been the writers. But since they kept painting her into a corner, and once she rejected the feds' attempts to escort her and her kids to safety, she was doomed — but I'll admit I was as horrified as anyone watching that grisly death scene. Given that Sons has only one more season left to play out its endgame, I would think this tragedy could trigger a propulsive (and hopefully more compelling) final act. With Homeland, it's going to feel like an entirely new show when it returns, and that could be either a good or bad thing. We'll see next fall.
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Question: I know you'd probably say it would be a mistake to take the Golden Globes too seriously, but honestly, did the members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association actually watch TV this year? The TV nominations are unusually spot-on. Sure, there are some snubs, and Downton Abbeydidn't deserve that slot in the Best Drama category (over Orange Is the New Black or Justified or Mad Men — or even Scandal), but it's hard not to be impressed by a list that favors Masters of Sex over Homeland, that gives The Good Wife the respect it deserves, that notices actors like Orphan Black's Tatiana Maslany and Ray Donovan's Liev Schreiber and Jon Voight — all shamefully overlooked by the SAG Awards in their nominations. Thoughts? — Max
Matt Roush: No question that the Globes trumped the SAGs in their nominations this year (announced a day apart last month). The SAGs have been depressingly lazy in their selections recently. I know the show is a bit under the radar, but Tatiana Maslany's virtuoso range in Orphan Black is the sort of performance the SAGs should be falling over themselves to honor, not ignore. I was also gratified to see Parenthood's Monica Potter acknowledged in the Globes' weird grabbag of a supporting actress category. It really did seem as if the Globes voters paid attention to what was going on in this specific year of TV. And if it was going to take them this long to acknowledge the brilliance of Breaking Bad in its final season (if it does, indeed, win as expected), so be it.
Question: Re: your Golden Globes predictions in the magazine: I really tried to get into Michael J. Fox's new show but it is so bad. And to get an award because of his disability would be a travesty. — Jay
Matt Roush: It's really impossible to figure out the Globes process, and I'd be more than OK to be wrong (as I very well might be, given my track record) — but the reason I suggested Michael J. Fox would win (while noting that Jim Parsons should win, and that last year's winner, Don Cheadle, or Arrested Development's Jason Bateman could be spoilers) is the same reason I believe Scandal's Kerry Washington will beat some impressive competition in her dramatic actress category: because it's a good story, not because it's necessarily the best performance or the best show. For all of The Michael J. Fox Show's significant flaws, he's very appealing playing a heightened version of himself, and he is beloved in the industry. Personally, I'm just glad that the Globes, unlike the SAGs, moved on from 30 Rock this year.
Question: Happy 2014. First, I wanted to give kudos to the cast and crew of Nikita. The CW may have totally bailed on the show, but at least the series had a satisfying ending. I wonder, though, if it could have lasted longer if it had been on a different network: say USA, paired with Covert Affairs, for example.
Second, I wanted to ask what your thoughts were on the Christmas episode of Doctor Who where Matt Smith bid farewell as the 11th Doctor. I thought the episode was entertaining enough, though I think that the writers could have found a better way for the 11th Doctor to say goodbye to Clara. Having him hallucinate about seeing Amy Pond while Clara (who is supposedly so special to the Doctor) stood there seemed odd and out of place. I was also intrigued by some of the reviews from critics, one of which appeared to suggest that the show was creatively headed in the wrong direction. — Brian
Matt Roush: Regarding Nikita, I also enjoyed the way it ended, with Nikita delivering Amanda a fate worse than death. It was a tough, taut final season that deserved better than being buried in TV's holiday dead zone. Ironically, an earlier version of the series, La Femme Nikita, did air on USA Network in the late '90s, and lasted five seasons, so the answer is yes, it might have had a happier or at least longer fate elsewhere. But all things considered, The CW kept Nikita alive longer than other broadcast networks would have, and at least gave the show the opportunity to tell a final story, however truncated.
As for Matt Smith's Doctor Who swan song: I didn't read any reviews because I wasn't able to watch it until a number of days after Christmas, and because I enjoyed Smith's quirky portrayal so much, I had a mostly good time with his final adventure, and was even moved as I saw the Time Lord age. I had no problem with him imagining Amy Pond at the end, because their connection was even deeper than what he shared with Clara (and I can't imagine she'd disagree), and the fairy-tale nature of his relationship with Amy was such that his transformation wouldn't have felt complete without a callback to his version's origin. And it's way too soon to start griping about the direction Doctor Who will take with Peter Capaldi at the helm. One of the great things about this franchise is its adaptability. I suggest viewers try to meet the new guy halfway.
Question: Homeland's finale should have been the series finale, not the season. And I have checked Cinemax and can't find anything about Hunted coming back. — Sue
Matt Roush: Don't entirely disagree about Homeland. That would have been an excellent end point for the series, and I'm a bit queasy about the notion of Carrie carrying so much of the load of the story again, although as long as she has Saul along for balance, I'll give it a try. As for Hunted: It wasn't renewed, but that was more BBC's decision not to proceed than Showtime's, and there have been reports that the pay-cable network is seeking a way to keep Melissa George's character in business, perhaps through a spinoff, so stay tuned.
Question: Do you have any thoughts or impressions about the upcoming HBO series True Detective? I am not sure what to make of this show. Since HBO has been striking out with most of its programming, I have very low expectations for True Detective. HBO used to be a great network but their current programming is just disappointing. They have been crushed by Showtime, AMC and FX. — Elizabeth
Matt Roush: A review will be appearing soon (in the magazine and online), and while I understand the skepticism regarding HBO's recent spotty track record with series that aren't Game of Thrones, I'd advise checking out True Detective when it premieres Sunday. True to HBO fashion, it's less a conventional crime drama than a slow-burning character study, and it's not without its pretentious side — the banter here is decidedly existential — but the performances by Woody Harrelson and especially Matthew McConaughey as an odd couple of Louisiana detectives are fascinating. I also like the fact that the story is a self-contained eight-episode miniseries; if you don't like it this year, maybe you'll prefer next year's story and stars (if it's renewed, which knowing HBO it probably will be).
Question: Several weeks ago you stated: "Scandal long ago put the case-of-the-week format behind it, which is a very good thing." But that case of the week gave them clients who paid. Now that they are doing "pro-bono" work for Olivia, who is paying the bills? The salaries? The overhead for the office and the safe house? Or is this "making a living" often not a relevant fact on TV? We never knew how Seinfeld's Kramer could afford an apartment in New York, for example. — Hanna
Matt Roush: Or all of those Friends for that matter. Worrying about how Pope & Associates are paying their bills is about as germane to the appeal of Scandal as fretting about when they ever find time for a potty break amid the chaos. Realism is not in Scandal's playbook, and until they start making finances a plot point, I'd just assume that they have healthy reserves to fall back on from all the super-rich and powerful clients they've serviced in the past, or when we weren't looking.
Question: I am passionate enough about NBC's The Sing-Off to email you on Christmas day. Can you give me any hope that it might be renewed despite its lackluster numbers? NBC must have anticipated low viewership over the holidays, right? — Darren
Matt Roush: Hope you had a nice Christmas. And I'm hopefully optimistic that since NBC has brought it back before, they'll do it again. No one expects blockbuster numbers that close to the holiday, and The Sing-Off appears to be a cost-efficient, audience-pleasing, seasonally appropriate way to keep the lights on a little longer.
Question: I loved Mob City! Did not want it to end! Any news on renewal for Season 2? (They left it kind of open at the end for possibly another season?) — Mike
Matt Roush: No word yet that I'm aware — things are just starting to get back to normal after these disruptive holiday weeks, so it's a bit early — but the holiday scheduling didn't benefit this miniseries, so TNT may have to make a tough call on this one. Maybe Turner execs will shed some light when they hold court at the TCA press tour later this week.
Question: As Dallas gets ready to air its third season in February, do you think we should worry that TNT stuck with this Monday time slot or should we take it as a sign of confidence in the show? — Mike
Matt Roush: I wouldn't read much into it at this point, although I still contend that this show might do better as a summer series, as it was in its first season. This is likely a make-or-break season for the new Dallas, which for the first time must entirely stand on its own without the powerful presence and draw of Larry Hagman as J.R. Ewing.
Question: Do you have any idea why year after year we're subjected to poorly animated and largely plotless Christmas "specials" like The Year Without Santa Claus when there have been a number of programs beautifully produced and acted and yet don't show up. I'm thinking of programs like The Homecoming: A Christmas Story with Patricia Neal, The House Without a Christmas Tree with Jason Robards and A Christmas Memory with Geraldine Fitzgerald. Is there some reason why programs of this quality, that surely the entire family would enjoy, don't make it back on our television screens? — Joanie
Matt Roush: Those are all top-notch programs, and Homecoming is especially notable as the origin of what would become the immortal The Waltons. I don't know for a fact whether any of these shows might have appeared somewhere on TV, although you'd think the various nostalgia channels would invest in some of these distinguished classics to carry them through the holiday weeks. The reason the major networks content themselves with showing the same animated specials repeatedly, with a few of newer vintage sprinkled in, no doubt boils down to the usual reason: Ratings. These are easier sells, and networks rarely run movies in prime time of any sort anymore, especially ones that might appear dated from their perspective (and they'd be wrong). I'd sure like it if Hallmark would invest a little more in reviving this kind of classic fare (which might actually live up to the Hallmark label) than churning out dozens of formulaic cornball movies every year.
Question: Yikes! The demise of SOAPnet sure took me by surprise this noon on New Year's Day! If FIOS issued any warnings about this, I missed them. I'll miss the chance to get complete versions of Days of Our Lives into my TiVo when my local NBC station fills the time with "breaking news" of the day. Can you tell me what led to the death of SOAPnet? Guess I can access Days via computer. Just not as comfy as watching on my television. — Judy
Matt Roush: The cable companies should have prepared you for this, because it was a long time coming. If I have the story straight (this sort of business transaction isn't my specialty), SOAPnet went missing in some markets back in 2012, when Disney-ABC announced plans to replace this service with Disney Junior, although many systems continued to carry both until ABC officially pulled the plug on SOAPnet on Jan. 1. Analysts tend to see this move on Disney's part as a reflection of the diminished state of the daytime soap (especially on ABC) and a reaction to the impact of increased time-shifting in the DVR era, making this service less essential to the soap addict. Although ironically, this is happening at a time when, as my colleague Steve Battaglio reported recently, ratings are up across the board for the four (count 'em, four) remaining soaps on the three networks still carrying them. Go figure.
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Pfizer's legal monopoly on one of its top-selling drugs just got shredded in Canada. The Canadian Supreme Court has ruled 7-0 the company should have its patent taken away because the drug company attempted to "game" the system, grabbing a patent without disclosing what their invention really was.
Pfizer was able to acquire its Canadian patent without naming the compound required to make Viagra, namely, sildenafil citrate. The Canadian patent system, like all patent systems, is a kind of bargain between patentees, who are given a limited monopoly on a particular product or process, and the public, which is supposed to benefit from the disclosure of a new invention, the justices noted in their opinion.
"Pfizer had the information needed to disclose the useful compound and chose not to release it," the ruling said. "As a matter of policy and sound statutory interpretation, patentees cannot be allowed to 'game' the system in this way."
The company that successfully busted the Pfizer patent is Israel-based Teva Pharmaceuticals, the world's largest generic drug company. Generic Viagra will probably hit the Canadian market in short order and cut Pfizer's profit in that country to almost nothing.
Analysts who spoke to Reuters about the ruling noted that losing the Canadian market isn't really big enough to move the needle for a company as large as Pfizer. Still, Canadian sales of Viagra are about $80 million according to The Globe and Mail, and Pfizer will likely be saying goodbye to most of that revenue. The drug is Pfizer's sixth most selling medicine, with global sales of $2 billion.
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Greg Zyla: 1958 Lincoln was massive
Q: Greg, I'd like to know about what happened to the Lincolns from back in the 1950s. Up until 1958, I thought the styling was quite nice for a luxury car. Then in 1958, Lincoln came out with a massive piece of monstrosity that to this day I think was the biggest Lincoln to date. What happened in 1958? Chuck L., Evanston, Ill.
A: Chuck, the year 1958 was one of those years that the stylists went crazy with "big." Regardless of model, from Buick to Chrysler to Ford, manufacturers flooded the market with what I call "bathtub" style cars; i.e., huge vehicles carrying lots of chrome and weight. The year also turned out to be one of the worst on record for new car sales, both from the economy standpoint and, I felt, the design of the cars.
However, with all this said, today the 1958 models are sought-after collectibles, and that huge '58 Lincoln is one of them. Riding on a 131-inch wheelbase and a full 6 inches longer than the 1957 Lincoln (which was a great-looking car), the new Lincoln had a look all to its own, and to this day, probably stands out more than any other make that year.
Powered by a 430-inch V-8 producing 375 horses, the wide grille and "quad lite" recessed and outlined vertical headlamps, (slightly slanted actually) along with sculptured side with fender skirts produced the look we all now remember.
The behemoth weighed 4,890 pounds and came with a 22 gallon fuel tank, while the transfer of power came via a three speed automatic transmission called Turbo-Drive. Lincolns for '58 came in Capri, Premier and Continental badges, while an Executive Limo (same wheelbase) joined the fray in 1959 and 1960.
Although not a success at the showroom, these cars today generate lots of interest at the car shows, as do the 1959 and 1960 models.
Available in two door, convertible and four door motif, a total of 12,556 Lincolns were built in 1958, and the base entry price was an expensive $6,012. By 1960, the last year for the design, the curb weight went up to over 5,000 pounds and 11,086 were manufactured.
In ending, although I thought the car was way too big and ugly back then, today I'd love to own one. Thanks for your interest and letter.
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Wine Talk: The mystery of Chablis
The mystery of Chablis is hardly a case for Sherlock Holmes, despite the fact that this famous wine from the Burgundy region tastes like no other white wine in the world, including its kissing cousins from the nearby Cote de Beaune.
The village of Chablis, from whence the wine takes its name, is the northernmost wine-growing region in Burgundy. The only French wine-growing regions to the north of Chablis are Champagne and Alsace. This is an important aspect of the taste profile found in Chablis, though hardly the only factor, and perhaps not the most important.
The soils of Chablis, at least where the most highly rated vineyards are planted, are a chalky combination of mostly clay and limestone, similar to the soils found in Sancerre, another famous wine region located in the Loire Valley, and Champagne.
The flinty taste of Chablis is no doubt produced by the combination of cool climate and soils that profoundly shape the character and personality of the wine we call Chablis, which is 100 percent Chardonnay but bears only a passing resemblance to the wines of Puligny, Chassagne and Meursault in the Cote de Beaune, where it is warmer and the wines possess a richness seldom achieved in Chablis.
In some circles that might imply lesser quality, and indeed the premier cru and grand cru wines of the Cote de Beaune command a higher price, but that is merely an example of consumer preference. Puligny, Chassagne and Meursault surely have more cachet in the market, but they are not necessarily better wines.
An argument can be made that Chablis loyalists prefer the more austere character of Chablis, particularly when paired with shellfish, such as the freshly shucked oysters that were showcased at the Chablis tasting that kicked off Les Grands Jours de Bourgogne this week in Burgundy. Les Grands Jours is a tasting tour of the region, with stops each day in a different part of Burgundy to sample wines from the two most recent vintages.
Chablis producers wrestle with nature to achieve ripeness each vintage, but ripeness in Chablis is not the same as ripeness to the south or ripeness in the vineyards of the New World. The grapes of Chablis typically struggle to reach sugar levels that will yield a potential alcohol of 12 or 12.5 percent. In California, by comparison, alcohol levels for Chardonnay range between 14 and 15 percent.
Chablis, as a result, is less fruity that other Chardonnay, exhibiting a stony, mineral character that appeals to many connoisseurs. The 2011 and 2012 vintages on display at Les Grands Jours de Bourgogne were challenging for the vignerons of Chablis, producing uneven results, but there are many fine wines to be had from both harvests.
The following producers are shining examples of how exceptional skill and selection in the vineyard and the cellar can overcome difficult conditions:
Domaine Drouhin Vaudon showed only wines from the 2012 vintage, and they were excellent across the board, especially two from the grand cru vineyards Vaudesir and Bougros. Drouhin, one of the top negociants in Burgundy, has extensive vineyard holdings under its Domaine Vaudon wing.
Domaine Gerard Duplessis offered a selection of premier cru from 2011 and one grand cru, from the Les Clos vineyard. These wines were outstanding across the range.
Domaine Jean Collet et Fils had an impressive lineup of mostly 2011 Chablis. The wines were among the most complex I tasted at the exhibition, including a terrific 2011 Chablis Grand Cru Valmur.
Domaine Laroche presented an array of premier cru Chablis from 2011, including a steely, flinty premier cru Fourchaume. Laroche, widely distributed in the United States, also showcased two 2010 grand cru, from the Les Clos and Blanchot vineyards, that were among the finest wines at the exhibition.
Domaine Vocoret et Fils did very, very well in 2012, but yields were small and the wines could be difficult to find. The 2012 Premier Cru Vaillons and 2012 Premier Cru Vaillons Vieilles Vignes were some of the finest premier cru wines of the vintage, and the Grand Cru Blanchot, Valmur, Vaudesir and Les Clos, batting cleanup, were the equivalent of a grand slam home run.
Domaine William Fevre, another producer widely distributed throughout the U.S., exhibited five wines from the 2012 vintage, and all were outstanding, particularly the Grand Cru Les Clos. The 2012 Grand Cru Bougros was barely a step behind the Les Clos in class.
Maison Simonnet-Febvre poured a silky, elegant 2011 Grand Cru Les Clos, and an array of crisp, premier cru wines with beautiful minerality from the 2012 vintage. Simonnet-Febvre's Cremant de Bourgogne sparkling wine also was a standout.
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Luca Bosio 2012 Moscato d'Asti, Piedmont, Italy ($18) — Imagine a picnic on a warm summer day with fresh fruits, aged cheeses or mildly sweet Italian cookies. In this Moscato d'Asti from Luca Bosio you might well have the perfect wine for such an occasion. Slightly frizzante, it is floral and refreshing, with brightness and freshness on the palate, and light sweetness that is anything but cloying, and refreshingly delicious. Rating: 90.
Clifford Bay 2013 Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, New Zealand ($13) — This is a very correct marlborough sauvignon that is both delicious and an exceptional value. It shows pungent grapefruit aroma, with a hint of tropical fruit, excellent balance and inviting freshness, with mouth-watering acidity. Rating: 88.
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En Route 2012 Pinot Noir, Les Pommiers, Russian River Valley ($65) — En Route's 2012 les pommiers pinot possesses that rare but coveted tension between power and elegance. Well balanced, with impressive depth, it shows aromas of raspberry and strawberry, with hints of spice. Tannins are nicely integrated, but firm, with a long, elegant finish that exhibits tremendous persistence. In my humble opinion, one of the finest efforts yet from this relatively new player (2007 was the first vintage) on the pinot scene. Rating: 94.
Calera 2011 Pinot Noir, de Villiers Vineyard, Mt. Harlan ($45) — This particular vineyard-designate from pinot specialist Calera shows a distinct note of blue fruit, with exotic floral and spice notes. The wine is firmly structured, shows some grip on the back end, and should improve over the next four to six years. It also show the signature Mt. Harlan minerality. Rating: 91.
Avignonesi 2011 Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, Tuscany, Italy ($29) — Pound for pound, the Vino Nobile consistently delivers the best value in Tuscan red wine. Avignonesi has for decades been the region's top producer and greatest ambassador. The 2011 is beautifully balanced, shows slightly tart bing cherry fruit and a note of dried herbs, and is nicely structured, with firm acidity and fine, smooth tannins. Rating: 91.
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As reported last week, the Washington Nationals' own beloved racing president Teddy Roosevelt did in fact enter today's Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, DC, and finished the race in an incredible 6:26:49. Given that the costume weighs over 40 pounds, it's a monumental feat to have finished the race at all. Teddy apparently had to lie to enter the marathon, reporting his age as only 50, but we all know that the big Bull Moose actually turns 150 tomorrow.
Thanks to flickr member Bullneck, who has contributed photos before, for these first images from today's marathon. And for those of you who didn't catch the hilarious photos from Friday's press conference, check them out over at Nats320. SBF, your tips paid off!
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Margaret, I am not sure if you read the story in the paper about Paul Ryan's visit to a soup kitchen in Ohio, but it's a real lulu. Evidently he and his wife and children stopped by after the place was already closed, but they had cameras so Congressman Calculator smiled and washed some already clean dishes before heading off again.
I tell you what. That, my friends, is some good bullshit. In a desperate attempt to show how the Romney / Ryan campaign really does love those pesky poor people, they faked a visit to a soup kitchen where Ryan quite literally didn't even get his hands dirty. I hear next week he is scheduled to stop by a battered women's shelter to watch a football game and have a beer or two with the ladies.
If you had any doubts that the Republican Party was pandering for your vote, it should be crystal clear now. But really, now that Palin is out of the way, are any of us going to change our vote based on the candidate for Vice President? The guy we really need to focus on will be debating tonight. I wonder which Mitt Romney will show up this time? Will it be the guy who thinks 47% of Americans are moochers or the guy who believes in universal healthcare? Wait a minute. That's the same guy. Now I am confused. Which one is black? That's the guy you can't trust, right? One of them is a Muslim from Kenya and the other one is a Mormon from Mexico… right? Who is the Republican candidate again? I can't keep them all straight. Let's review:
Mitt Romney. Is he the Pro-Life or the Pro-Choice guy?
- "I respect and will protect a woman's right to choose." ~ Mitt Romney
- "I never really called myself pro-choice." ~ Mitt Romney
- "Roe v. Wade has gone too far." ~ Mitt Romney
- "I believe that since Roe v. Wade has been the law for 20 years we should sustain and support it." ~ Mitt Romney
- "When I am asked if I am pro-choice or pro-life, I say I refuse to accept either label." ~ Well. There seems to be a ring of truth in that one.
Hmmm. Maybe we should just move on. That's one of those topics that people are pretty luke warm about anyway. You know us women… we change our minds about abortion about as often as we change our hairstyles. What about a really hot topic like immigration. Is Romney the Dream Act guy or the Put Up a Fence guy?
- "Immigrants should have a chance to obtain citizenship." ~ Mitt Romney
- "I think there should be no special pathway to citizenship. I feel that's the course we ought to take." ~ Mitt Romney
- "I mean, I say that jokingly, but it would be helpful to be Latino." ~ Mitt Romney
OK. Look. You can't be set in stone about these things. A President has to keep an open mind. What we really need is an honest guy who will level with us. So is Romney the guy who tells the truth or the guy who lies just because he can?
- "I have a gun of my own. I go hunting myself. I'm a member of the NRA and believe firmly in the right to bear arms." ~ Mitt Romney
- "I don't personally own a gun. My son does." ~ Mitt Romney
- "I think the global warming debate is now pretty much over and people recognize the need associated with providing sources which do not generate the heat that is currently provided by fossil fuels …" ~ Mitt Romney
- "I have to tell you with regards to global warming that that's something, which, you're right, the scientists haven't entirely resolved…" ~ Yep. Him again.
- "This is a campaign about the 100 percent." ~ Mitt Romney
- "There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the president no matter what… My job is not to worry about those people. I'll never convince them they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives." ~ Some guy who looks an awful lot like Mitt Romney
Folks. If you want a jackass for President, then any one of the Mitt Romney guys is your guy. I suggest, however, that if you have a brain in your head you should vote for the other guy. I mean it. Really.
Oh dear. Now I am thoroughly confused. Does this mean I need to vote more than once?
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WASHINGTON - Caught between nervous Democrats and emboldened Republicans, President Barack Obama on Friday stepped up the sales pitch on his health care overhaul as the final elements of his top domestic achievement go into effect. With his legacy and the law's success at stake, Obama said: "The law is here to stay."
The White House is readying a campaign-style effort to get healthy young people to sign up for the insurance "exchanges" in order to keep premium costs from skyrocketing. On Capitol Hill, House Republicans are planning yet another vote to try to try to repeal the law.
The insurance exchanges are the centerpiece of the landmark overhaul of the nation's health insurance system and the White House mobilization is crucial to the success of the health care law and, by extension, to Obama's place in history as the first president in decades to expand health care coverage.
"There's a lot that this law is already doing for Americans with insurance," Obama said during a Mother's Day-themed event at the White House. "There's a lot more that's going to happen for folks who don't have insurance."
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Underscoring the policy and political consequences, the White House plans to employ both the resources of government as well as those of his reconfigured political operation as it aimed to enroll 7 million people in health insurance exchanges between Oct. 1 and the end of March. The goal is to get 30 million people to sign up within five years.
Moreover, the composition of those signing up for the new exchanges matters just as much as the overall totals. In order to keep premium costs down, officials say they must register 2.7 million healthy people between the ages of 18 and 35 in order to counteract the costs of ensuring seniors and people with health problems.
The White House's hopes that Obama's East Room event would draw broad attention crumpled, however, when the president's event had to compete for attention with revelations about administration deliberations over the September attack on U.S. diplomats in Benghazi, Libya, and an acknowledgement by the Internal Revenue Service that its workers had singled out conservative groups for additional review.
The effort comes as the public remains divided over the health care law. As a result, the White House is planning an election-like campaign to target those uninsured or individually insured young people, an effort reminiscent of the sophisticated voter outreach that helped Obama twice win the White House.
The administration has identified where many of the healthy and uninsured young live and will be working with health clinics, hospitals, churches and other groups to sign them up for the exchanges.
Organizing for Action, an outside political group supporting Obama, will also be involved in the effort to promote the exchanges.
Administration officials say one-third of the young people they need to sign up for the exchanges live in California, Texas and Florida. Just over 50 percent are minorities and 57 percent are men.
The administration's challenge is to overcome both confusion and lack of awareness about the law. A new poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation showed more than 4 in 10 Americans didn't know the Affordable Health Care Act was still law or was being implemented, and about half feel they don't have enough information about the law to know how it will affect them.
However, the officials said they expect some of those views to shift after the exchanges are fully operational, in part because many Americans will realize their health didn't change and those that are uninsured will see the benefits of the law.
Besides enrolling needed participants, the White House effort is designed to rally the public around the health care law to stave off yet another challenge from Republicans. Three years after it became law, the health care overhaul remains a target of GOP lawmakers determined to overturn it.
"Women and families don't need Obamacare's higher costs, 20,000 pages of red tape and regulations, or to be forced off plans they currently have and like, in order to get cancer screenings or other preventive care," Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said in a statement ahead of Obama's remarks. "As implementation draws closer, the president owes it to these women and all Americans to be straight about those consequences. Rather than another campaign-style event, the President has an obligation to warn all Americans about the train wreck that's headed our way."


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As I write this, there are seven teens asleep in my basement. My son and his friends came back from their high school dance in high spirits last night. Laughing and joking loudly, they boisterously descended on my kitchen, devouring everything within reach (even some chips that I thought I had hidden pretty well). These guys were the human equivalent of an invading colony of army ants, foraging insatiably through my refrigerator.
Now these boy-men are dead to the world, asleep in a puppy pile on my basement floor. And I have to be honest – I am loving every single thing about these teens. In fifteen plus years of parenthood, I have grown accustomed to – perhaps, in some ways, inured to – the many and diverse aspects of wonder in babies and children. But I find myself surprised and overjoyed at the sheer beauty of teenagers today.
My friend Doug describes my feelings perfectly:
I continue to be dumbfounded, flummoxed, and gobsmacked by my kids, in all sorts of great ways.
The conventional wisdom is that teens are "challenging". And, no question about it, there are challenging aspects of parenting teens. But I think teens get a bit of a bad rap in our society. I know I've had many people say to me over the years, as I struggled with sleep deprivation, no "me" time, etc. etc.:
"Just WAIT until you have teens!"
But now I am starting to wonder. I wonder if it could be possible that I was misinterpreting these statements for all these years? Instead of a dire warning of impending misery (based perhaps on my then-existent sleep deprived misery coupled with a tired, old societal cliche), is it possible that what they actually were trying to say to me was:
"Hang in there, it WILL get better! Teenagers are the BEST!
Because now that my oldest son is 15 and a freshman in high school, I am finding that this stage of parenting is a comparative cakewalk. Here are a few reasons why:
Teens have the capacity for So! Much! Joy! The photo above, which my son took of his high school sailing teammates at practice last fall, illustrates what I mean. Teens can make anything fun. Sure, there are pretty major hormonal changes and brain development going on that help explain this facet of teen behavior. But I also think that teens are just not afraid to show it when they are having fun. Somewhere along the way, most adults seem to lose the capacity for emotion that they had as teens. We keep it in, stuff it down, don't laugh out loud. Living with a teenager is a good reminder that sometimes you just need to turn up the music and dance around wildly.
You can reason with them. This will come as a pleasant surprise to parents who have spent more than a decade living with toddlers and young children. And I say this as a mother who freely admits to having resorted to Tootsie Pop bribery – believe me, one day your child will in fact become a rationale human being. Stuck in a situation that he would (no doubt) have preferred NOT to be in recently, my teen son summed it up like this:
"I understand what you are saying. I understand why I should do this. I'm just frustrated, that's all."
Then he sucked it up and did what he had to do for his family.
The social relationships of today's teen reflects a lot more equality. My son is friends with both girls and boys. Heterosexual, homosexual, bisexual. I don't know about transgender yet but I have no doubt that he wouldn't give a rip. My teen and those he hangs out with just don't seem to care that much. This is a huge step forward from when I was a teen myself. Sure, there is still plenty of drama. But things seem to be, somehow, just a little bit less – fraught. And so much more accepting. I would be lying if I didn't tell you that I think that is totally great.
Teens can contribute. Carrying in groceries, washing dishes, shoveling snow – it struck me recently that my teen son is doing a lot to help keep the wheels of of our unwieldy family of of five moving forward. This is huge! A total sea change from the days of constant care and feeding of babies and small children when the parents are always, always DOING for the kids. Sure, you often have to remind a teen to do a chore. But if you give them the challenge of responsibility, by and large, they will accept it.
They expose you to new – and sometimes wonderful – things. My son introduced me to Avicii way before his music made it to the mainstream; that was just the beginning of the new music he has exposed me to. The other day, I was doing laundry and I heard him in his room playing his guitar and singing "The Man Who Can't Be Moved". I had never heard of The Script or this song before. But before suddenly, I was loading the dryer with tears in my eyes.
But it's not just music. My teen curates movie and program selections us (his lame parents) based on our tastes. His recent recommendation of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia to his dad was spot on. I'm sure I would never have even heard about the growing popularity of eSports if not for the influence of my teen, who competes for his high school Starleague team. I've also learned several iPhone tricks that I would never have figured out on my own. And, by the way, my in-house teen tech support can't be beat!
Teens are more connected to the global community. My son, who plays eSports, routinely chats online with teens in other countries. Thanks to his fantasy geopolitics team, he knows much more about what is going on in Iran and Ukraine than I do. Part of this is without question due to changes in global society and technology that have made our world smaller and more interconnected for all of us. But I think this increased connection across borders can only be good for the future of our planet, particularly when it comes to solving big problems (like, say, human rights abuses.) I am hopeful that this is the generation that begins to truly live out Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s words: "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly."
Teens know how to find the information they need. Today's teens came of age in the era of Google – they know how to use a search engine. But I am referring to more than just their search skills. What I mean is that this is a generation that has a unique attitude towards information as being infinitely accessible and independently attainable. Information is easily and immediately obtained, disputes are easily settled. Pearl Harbor happened on Dec. 7, 1940 or 41? (1941) Pizza dough is two weeks old and slightly gray? (edible) Who wrote the Art of War? (Sun Tze) What are the requirements for an out-of-state resident to get a driver's license in New Hampshire? (this one for my nephew Eli, another great teen.) In a sense, this attitude makes them a generation of empowered autodidacts.
Teenagers are downright hilarious. My son, his friends, and the other teens in my life crack me up. They make me laugh all the time. They have mastered puns; they have evolved into excellent purveyors of sarcasm. They get (and make) jokes that reference popular culture – even when the popular culture being referenced occurred well before they were born. (For example, they totally got it when I described them during their kitchen rampage as "Gremlins who had been doused in water and fed after midnight".)
And they can be so very creative in their humor! For their vocabulary homework for Spanish class, my son and his friends made this video. The assignment was not to make a video; the assignment was to come up with a dialogue that involved specific Spanish vocabulary. But remember my point about how teens can make anything fun?
Teens give you the gift of revisiting things that you've done before – but with a new perspective. Here's just one example: If I didn't live with a teen, I may never have gone back and re-read books that I read in high school. Classics – books like The Giver, Of Mice and Men, and To Kill A Mockingbird – where I fully recall the plot and the major characters but not the details. The author's tone, poignant quotes, turns of phrase that knock your socks off. All the things that really make these books classics? These I had forgotten. I was surprised to discover how much my perspective has changed on some of these books, my opinions shifting and resettling after years of life experience. I empathize with some characters that I used to have nothing but disdain for; I've lost patience with others that I used to love. When my son gets a new reading assignment, I now see it as an opportunity. I started re-reading Romeo & Juliet because my son, describing the priceless hilarity of his teacher reading 500-year-old bawdy humor out loud to the class, reminded me that "Shakespeare was a BOSS!"
Although not yet fully formed, you can see in a teen glimmers of the person that he or she will become. Teens today have opinions and they speak up for themselves. (My son has even shared his opinion on this blog before.) They are not afraid to like something just because the LIKE it, even it it is not the current thing. I was surprised that one of the first songs my son taught himself on guitar was Semisonic's Closing Time – from 1998, the year before he was born.
Perhaps because they are more open and expressive than previous generations have been, you can catch glimpses of today's teens' developing inner selves. Between this and his external behavior, I feel like I can truly see the proto-adult that is growing in my adolescent son – and I really, REALLY like him. The guy who stays cool in a pinch. The guy who doesn't hold a grudge. The guy who can be counted on to be there for his friends. The guy who always walks the girl home at night (for safety reasons). I look forward to watching him grow into the wonderful adult that I can now say that I feel sure he will become.
My middle son turns 13 in two weeks.
With him, I'm looking forward to discovering the beauty of teens all over again.
Closing time
Open all the doors and let you out into the world
Closing time
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Surfer Killed In Shark Attack Off Vandenberg AFB
A surfer was killed Tuesday by a shark off a beach at coastal Vandenberg Air Force Base following a summer of shark sightings along the Central California coast, authorities said.
Francisco Javier Solorio Jr., 39, of Orcutt, was killed in the attack off the coast of Surf Beach in Lompoc, the Santa Barbara County sheriff's department said in a statement.
He was bitten by the shark in his upper torso.
Solorio "had a friend who he was surfing with who saw the shark bite or hit the man," said sheriff's Sgt. Mark A. Williams. "His friend ended up swimming over and pulling him from the water where he received first aid."
The friend started first aid while another surfer called for help, but Solorio was pronounced dead by paramedics at the scene.
The Air Force said he was not affiliated with the base, which allows public access to some of its beaches. All beaches on the base's coastline will be closed for at least 72 hours, as a precaution, Col. Nina Armagno said Tuesday evening.
The type of shark involved and other details were under investigation.
It was the latest shark attack fatality at Surf Beach, about 150 miles northwest of Los Angeles.
In October 2010, Lucas Ransom, a 19-year-old student at the University of California, Santa Barbara, died when a shark nearly severed his leg as he body-boarded.
Hundreds of miles south near the coast of San Diego, a 15-foot great white shark is believed to have killed triathlete David Martin in 2008.
There were no shark warning signs posted at Surf Beach on Tuesday, said Lt. Erik Raney, adding that beaches don't typically post such notices unless the location had a recent shark sighting.
"We've had shark sightings up and down the Santa Barbara coastline pretty frequently recently," said Raney, adding that the sightings are well-publicized.
Last month, warning signs were posted at Santa Barbara Harbor, about 65 miles southeast of Surf Beach, after a 14-foot great white shark was spotted by a surfer.
In July, a man escaped injury near Santa Cruz after being thrown from his kayak by a great white shark that bit through the vessel. An almost identical incident occurred off the coast of Cambria in May.
Death by shark attack is rare. An average of 65 shark attacks occur each year around the world that typically result in two or three deaths, according to the Pew Environment Group.


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Early in 2009, I decided to capture an image every calendar day for an entire year. 365 days later, I have more gray hair, have aged a decade and alienated loved ones, but I did it and, most importantly, I didn't miss a single day. Comments and criticisms are welcomed, both on composition and technique, and on content. Thanks for looking.Read More
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